"That's the problem, isn't it," Strange remarks, with a sigh. "I don't know."

Strange never cared as much about what people thought as Lambert did. Sure, he cared a little bit. But as soon as Arabella died and Strange went to Venice, all pretenses of 'caring about what people thought' started to fall away.

"I assume it was because he was embarrassed," he says, knowing full well that Lambert can get embarrassed about stupid things (because Strange teases him about said stupid things). "But it's a ridiculous thing to be embarrassed about in the first place. If you want to change, then do so. It isn't hard."